Berks County Intermediate Unit 14

Storytime STEM Pack: Ten Black Dots

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Subject Elementary School
This Storytime STEM-Pack includes all the materials you need to engage kids in a mathematics activity that addresses the concept of counting and cardinality in a fun and creative way.  Children order train car cards, using dot images on the side of each car to engage them in counting. Next they listen to the popular children’s book Ten Black Dots that shows dots being used to represent objects in images. The children then create their own pictures, using a specific number of black and colored dots provided by the adult to represent an image of their choice. The activity concludes with children displaying their art work and explaining how they determine which picture represents a specific number between 0-10. 

Included in this set, you'll find:

  • Detailed instructions (i.e., lesson plan) for the learning activities
  • 12 train car card sets for (recommended that children work with a partner)
  • One enlarged train car card set for the adult
  • 6 boxes of crayons
  • 24 sheets of white paper
  • 10 black dots per child (240 colored dots)
  • 8 colored dot per child (192 colored dots)  
  • A copy of Ten Black Dots

The entire activity takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.  

This STEM-Pack is suitable for grades PreK-K.

IMPORTANT NOTES: PLEASE READ!

  • Please only reserve the amount of items needed for your students. 
  • Items will be delivered and picked up by the BCIU delivery service and will be subject to their established delivery schedule and district building pickup and drop-off locations. 
  • Items can be borrowed for a maximum of two weeks (extensions can be requested). 
  • Please complete this reservation form AT LEAST one week prior to requesting date. We will do our best to honor request dates, but know this will be dependent on availability and staffing. We cannot guarantee delivery dates for requests that are submitted at the last minute. 
  • Please note: There is a $40 BCIU delivery fee for materials delivery to non-public schools. Non-public teachers are welcome to pick up materials at BCIU Main Office for no cost. 

NOTE: Storytime STEM-packs users will need to submit a list of any kit consumables that were used while in your classroom so they can be replenished for the next reservation. 

Email Jill Darlington jildar@berksiu.org and Katelyn Gruber katgru@berksiu.org with the name of your kit, type(s) and amounts of materials consumed during the time you borrowed the kits. 

Able to replenish the items yourself through the stash of typical school supplies? Awesome! Please consider doing so and pay it forward. 

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